Organizational roll-up/down

Abstract

Information related to an industrial control system can be disclosed graphically on a visual display. To traverse through different system portions, an organizational hierarchy can be used to enable a user to roll down into deeper level or roll up into a higher level. A user can input a choice of a level to view and the level can be disclosed to the user, assuming that the user has appropriate authorization to view the level.

1 . A system capable of implementation upon an industrial control configuration, comprising:
 an obtainment component that collects a response to a presentation of a first information level; and   a transfer component that stacks a subsequent information level with the first information level based upon the collected response, where the first information level and subsequent information level are part of an organizational hierarchy.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a selection component that chooses the subsequent information level that the transfer component stacks with the first information level. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , the selection component utilizes at least one rule to choose the subsequent information level that the transfer component stacks with the first information level. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 3 , further comprising a configuration component that enables a user to create, modify, delete, or a combination thereof at least one rule utilized by the selection component. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 2 , the first information level includes a command set and the selection component chooses the subsequent information level that the transfer component stacks with the first information level based upon at least one elected command of the command set. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5 , further comprising an interaction component that enables a user to elect at least one command of the command set. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6 , further comprising a disclosure component that presents the command set, first information level, subsequent information level, or a combination thereof to the user. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 2 , further comprising a devise component that facilitates design of an industrial control system, the subsequent information level stacked upon the first information level is chosen based upon at least one selection choice of the selection component. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising an artificial intelligence component that makes at least one inference or at least one determination in relation to response collection or level stack. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , the stack performed by the transfer component is linear. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a security component that resolves if an entity is permitted to view the subsequent information level, stack of the subsequent information level and the first information level does not occur unless the entity is permitted. 
     
     
         12 . An industrial control method, comprising:
 collecting a choice of a command set where the command set relates to a first information level; and   selecting an information level for stacking with the first information level based upon the collected choice.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising presenting the selected information level as stacked with the first information level. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12 , the selected information level includes another command set. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising analyzing the choice of the command set, a result of the analysis is used in selecting an information level for presentation 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising configuring at least one rule used in selecting the information level. 
     
     
         17 . A system capable of implementation upon an industrial control configuration, comprising:
 means for identifying a problem of an application through implementation of a user-defined rule; and   means for providing metadata that relates to components that are associated with the identified problem.   
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 17 , further comprising means for analyzing discovered interdependencies among components of an industrial control system, identification of the problem is based upon a result of the analysis. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 18 , the means for identifying a problem traverses through disparate systems to discover interdependence of components. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 17 , further comprising means for presenting the user with a navigable interface, where the user can appreciate the provided metadata through the interface in a hierarchical structure.